Government welfare experts slam ministers for denying PIP disability benefits to 160,000 vulnerable people

‘The Government’s own welfare experts have attacked a controversial decision to deny disability benefits to 160,000 vulnerable people – and urged ministers to shelve it.
The changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) – affecting the mentally ill – should be delayed until they have been properly tested and “clearly understood”, ministers are told.
The experts also warn it is “not clear” how assessors will interpret the changes – raising the danger that claimants will not be “consistently treated”.’
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